title: Infective endocarditis due to the CDC group M6 bacillus.
abstract: Although staphylococcal endocarditis has occasionally been associated with a TTP-like syndrome, a similar syndrome has not been reported with endocarditis due to aerobic gram-negative rods. We report a case of subacute bacterial endocarditis with a thrombocytopenic syndrome that at first resembled TTP which was due to an unusual gram-negative rod. This case emphasizes the need for repeated examination of the bacteremic patient to detect the changing murmurs of endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D009016:Moraxella; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002443:Ceftriaxone